Author: Subhayan Chakraborty

Overview: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will battle it out in match #56 of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata in a bid to move up to the number three spot. Both teams are currently tied with ten points from 11 matches, but Rajasthan Royals have a better net run rate (+0.388 vs -0.079). Although the Knight Riders have been winning their matches in the last over, they are not too concerned about their run rate. In their last game, a batting heist from Andre Russell and Rinku Singh led them…

The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 is set to begin and end in Ahmedabad, with England and New Zealand likely to play the opening match on October 5 and the final to be held on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. India’s first match is likely to be against Australia in Chennai, while the highly anticipated game against Pakistan will take place on October 15, which is a Sunday, similar to the final, as reported by Cricbuzz. However, sources in Pakistan have confirmed that they are unwilling to play their World Cup matches in Ahmedabad. The government of Pakistan…

On Monday, as fans geared up for another match in the Indian Premier League 2023, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) dropped an update on the squad for the ICC World Test Championship Final, to be played against Australia at The Oval in London from June 7. Ishan Kishan was named as the replacement for KL Rahul, who will undergo surgery on the right upper-thigh injury that he suffered during Lucknow Super Giants’ match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 1. While Jaydev Unadkat and Umesh Yadav have not been ruled out, because of shoulder and hamstring…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) once again prevailed in a last-ball finish as they defeated Punjab Kings by five wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday. While it was Varun Chakaravarthy’s brilliance with the ball that stole the show in the first innings, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell and Rinku Singh shone with the willow to help KKR to a fifth win of the season, and fifth place in the table. Here are the key takeaways from the game. Harshit Rana impresses with the new ball Harshit Rana, now 21, had a tough time cracking Delhi cricket before the…

Written by Vaibhav Tripathi Irfan Pathan, the former India all-rounder, reckoned that family ties would not come into play when the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans face the Krunal Pandya-led Lucknow Super Giants at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, May 7. The Pandya brothers will be leading their teams in a crucial game that will also be their first encounter against each other as captains. Hardik led Gujarat to IPL glory in 2022, and his team are once again riding high at the top of the table. Lucknow are third, and Krunal was handed the captaincy reins after…

Overview The Gujarat Titans responded strongly after a humiliating defeat to the Delhi Capitals, surprising even their most optimistic supporters with a commanding win over Rajasthan Royals, fellow play-off contenders, in the 2023 Indian Premier League. Still top of the table as the league phase enters its final straight, they are once again strong favourites to win the tournament. The Titans’ Afghan spinners, led by Rashid Khan, skittled Rajasthan for just 118 runs. Rashid, who had been struggling a little this season, returned to form with a three-wicket haul. The Titans’ bowling unit, which includes rising star Noor Ahmad, has…

Brett Lee, the former Australian fast bowler, has suggested that Harry Brook take a break from IPL 2023 because of his poor form. According to him, SunRisers Hyderabad would be better off giving chances to someone else in the middle order. Brook has scored consecutive ducks in his last two matches. Although he scored an unbeaten century against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) earlier in the season, he has only accumulated 63 runs in eight other matches. ALSO READ: Who are India’s back-up options for WTC Final? “He is obviously a class player,” said Lee to Jio Cinema. “He has…

Overview The Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will contest the 50th match of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, with the tussle for play-off spots hotting up. Delhi will likely have to win five consecutive matches to make it, as eight wins were the minimum requirement for the playoffs in 2022, when RCB finished fourth with an 8-6 record. Currently bottom of the table, Delhi will face extremely motivated opponents in their remaining opponents. After RCB, they will play two matches each against Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings, both…

Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a spectacular victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad, courtesy of some brilliant death overs bowling as they defended a modest 172-run target at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday. The Knights continued their domination against SRH and now have won six in the last eight matches played between the two sides. Here are some of the key takeaways from the match: KKR’s top order fails again Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz started the proceedings with a golden duck after Marco Jansen sent the Afghan batter packing. The SRH pacer returned to hunt down Venkatesh Iyer…

Overview The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 is heating up at both ends of the points table. When Sunrisers Hyderabad host Kolkata Knight Riders at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, with both teams on six points, one side will have the opportunity to lift themselves back into play-off contention while dealing a big blow to the other’s hopes. In the reverse fixture, the Sunrisers won by 23 runs, one of their two wins from the first four matches. They registered their third victory in their last match in Delhi, after losing three in a row. Aiden Markram’s team will look…